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For those who haven't already tried HAWX on modern consoles the App Store version is not only a great experience, but manages to be a great flight game on its own.

Full Review

App Store Info

There's a danger in porting games from the current generation of consoles to hand-held devices simply because they tend to never capture what made the game so special in the first place. Tom Clancy's HAWX has been brought to the App Store by Gameloft and shatters any doubts about providing an authentic experience on your iPhone.

HAWX is a dog-fighting flight simulator that errs more towards arcade gameplay than it does realism. The game's set in a semi-fictional modern technological war theater and the easy to use interface feels like an upgraded version of After Burner. Tilting adjusts your pitch and roll while buttons on screen modify your speed, yaw and available weaponry. Target lock-ons are available and feed into the arcade-style of the game itself.

From a distance HAWX looks stunning. High-up in the air the landscape which is constructed from satellite photography is beautiful and adds depth to your model accurate jet fighter. Most fighting does occur at long distance and pulling a trigger on an enemy that you literally never get to see except as a radar blip feels too antiseptic. Lastly, with 13 missions and 26 planes to unlock there's certainly a lot to do.

The story is intriguing and what you'd expect of a veteran like Tom Clancy, but for those who have already played other versions of HAWX there's nothing terribly new here to explore. Hardcore fans may be disappointed, but casual fans will get a triple-A experience at a budget price.

Description

New iPhone games sale! Now at $0.99/ 0.59£ / 0,79€ for a limited time:
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
Star Battalion

THE FAMOUS LICENCE NOW ON YOUR iPHONE, combining the console game's depth and quality with twisted plots and universe based on Tom Clancy's novels. Play as David Crenshaw, an elite pilot working for a powerful private military company.

26 LICENSED PLANES modeled in 3D. As an elite jet fighter, take control of the F-14A Tomcat, Mirage 2000C, F-117 Nighthawk, Eurofighter Typhoon and others. Choose the best aircraft depending on your objectives and the plane's specific characteristics.

FULL-3D ENVIRONMENTS, based on GeoEye® satellite imagery: Fly over 13 real locations, like Rio de Janeiro or Los Angeles by night, fight in the sky of a Middle East's desert or over the Pentagon and White House in Washington.

ACCELEROMETER OR VIRTUAL JOYSTICK, choose the control mode that best fits your way of piloting. Select the cockpit view to be at the core of action or the outside view to make the best tactical choices and avoid missiles more easily.

LOCAL MULTIPLAYER MODE for up to 4 players via local Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Death Match or Team Death Match, prepare for battle.

Destroy enemy jets, choppers, tanks, destroyers and more 40,000 feet above the earth. Enjoy the iTunes library access if you want to listen to your own music while saving the country!
Hold your breath, throttle up, push your aircraft to its limits and have your adrenaline rush!

Also available from Gameloft this Christmas: Driver, Skater Nation, James Cameron’s Avatar and N.O.V.A. – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance.

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